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S 1214 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2026.

This bill appropriates $187,000 to Idaho's Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026), funding personnel costs ($178,700), operations ($4,100), and capital needs ($4,200). It also authorizes two additional full-time staff positions for the PUC during the same period. The bill directly affects the PUC’s operational capacity to regulate utilities like electricity, water, and gas providers. Signed by the governor on April 4, 2025, it became effective July 1, 2025. As a funding measure, it does not change utility regulations or policies.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly appropriates $187,000 to fund PUC operations and staff, directly supporting government fiscal management and regulatory capacity within budget allocation.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Signed Apr 4, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025 · House Apr 3, 2025

How they voted

28–6
Passed
Total votes 34
Apr 2, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
23 Yea 6 Nay
79% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Apr 4, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on 04/04/25 Session Law Chapter 312 Effective: 07/01/2025
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 49-19-2AYES – Achilles, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Boyle, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Tanner(14),
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 28-7-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), WoodwardNAYS – Coho(Lenney), Foreman, Hart, Kohl, Nichols, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - WoodwardTitle apvd - to House
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Finance
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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